Word: deter
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...possibility that Palestinians were somehow involved. U.S. and Israeli leaders took heart that the death toll was comparatively small because the jetliner attack had miraculously failed. For the victims and their families, of course, the scale and details of the carnage make no difference. But for those laboring to deter future assaults, this one offers some daunting clues to the new realities of terror...
...hope is that I’ll never catch anyone, that I’ll just deter everyone,” Fordham says. “Some students believe they can fool an individual faculty member, but they’re worried that some computer technology can catch them...
...standing ovation at his first staff meeting in February did not deter Ogunlesi, 48, from delivering a sobering message: he would have to "break some glass" to control spiraling costs. Within weeks CSFB laid off 300 bankers, or 14% of Ogunlesi's division. The survivors with guaranteed contracts were asked by Ogunlesi to accept pay cuts. He pushed the bankers out of limos and required them to hail taxis. And he freed 12 top revenue producers of daily management responsibilities so they could spend more time generating business...
Marlin said she thought predictions that worries about war with Iraq would deter consumers were wrong...
...week of similar protests over the closing of a pro-reform newspaper, hard-line vigilantes attacked university dormitories and killed one student. Many of the student leaders were suppressed and jailed. This time, Ayatollah Khamenei again issued official warnings and threatened to use force. Fortunately, this did not deter the students...